Green, Sustainable Processing

Heavy manufacturing and industrial processing facilities are focusing more and more on energy-efficiency, recycleable materials, pollution control, and corporate citizenship. Power plants are partnering with universities to develop unique and innovative solutions to recycle or store emissions, filtration and separation techniques focus on saving water for industries as diverse as aggregates to pharmaceuticals, companies are investing in workplace safety and quality of life for employees. How will these investments and changes affect an organization's place in the global marketplace? What other advances are to come?